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. M. H. PAINE i CEILING AND FLooR PIPE PLATE Filed March s. 192s l Z// Z/ Patented Dee. 6, I l y' l y f i CErLIEN-e ein; FLOOR, Para PLATE; weer@ erle/eres e226- Saie No are This invention'relates to ceiling and floor prises a pair of semi-circularl .sections 11 andy pipe plates and' has an'iongy its objects Vthe i2 eachv formed with an outwardly extendg-k 5.,- provision of a novel and simple pipe plat ing head 13 having an inwardly disposed up- Y having tricfional ineaiisff'or Aretainngrr-csaine standing flange 13AY defining the pipe openj Contact with the pip@v p' ing v 14ev Each section 1l and 12.v is also rlno'ther object oi the inventiongis found formed withv an inwardly disposed-k rightin thl 'einbodinlllt O' resilientinea'ns for reangular iiange 15.y V Y 60 taining-` lav pipe plate or flange in fixed Contact 'The Sections ll and l2 are hingedtog'ether with the pipe; such means comprising a coil for movement about the pivotal rivet 16 llav- Spying' lnountgd 011 Said plate in a 1113111161' 111g liGIClS embliLClllg 4Clie plVO'Evl et'S 17 and to present the end portions of said spring for l@ formed megllly with the sections 11 and frictional contact with lthe pipe. c 12. A portion of the flange 15 is slightly 65 A further object of the invention resides ClfOIlDQCl 21S at 15A topermit the opening of inthe Provision of triple Supporti@ the the sections apart as shown by dotted lines resilient retaining means; said triple support 1H Flgule 3, peedlllg the embracement of being formed integrally with the plate. the Plate QVGF the pipe 19.

A grill further Object contemplates a pipe The sections 11 and 12 are also formed with 70V lplate or Flange construction haif'ing frictional Oleflpplng Integral ears 20 and 211conretaining means and supports therefor con- SlUlHg L' clasp; the ear 20 having a 2o ceded fyom gxefm VQW 0f the plat@ punched outlip 20A adapted for movement "YJ ith these and other objects in View, my 111i@ the OPHUHg 21A Of the inwardly dev inif'ention consists in the novel combination, Pressed 130111911 0f th@ @M21 T0 Cltlte 75 construction and arrangement of the parts the lateal CllSPlCQmeHf 0f th? SSCOHS in and members shown in the accompanying @105mg the Q31 21 1S formed With an mgu* drawings, described in the following specifilady bent @n.d 21B aofdmg an incline@ SUT cation and particularly'pointed out in the ap- 'face fl?? Slldm' engagmnt by 1311951113 '20A'. ended daim preceding its entrance into the opening 21A. so Referring to the drawings, Figure l, is an 1h@ flange 13A *15, formed With a plurality illustration showing the plate applied to a O f lntegml spuug Supports 22 Cf'T forma- 3H pipa-at the, Ceiling; f f tion; the upper portion 7522A being wider Fig-uy@ Q, is L Section 0n ling, 2 2 of Fig than theintegral ne'clz portion 22B; The up` ure 1. showing 'the plate in plan View; P91" Poltlon 22A* formul" amlik@ PFOGCOHS 85 Figure 3, is a bottoni plan view showing Wlllh 3 0'5 as Stops fol' the GIlClSY 23A Of the the inner face of the plate and the resilient C011 SplligS 23; the loop or coil portion 23B @mining membelfs; of the springsbeing confined on one of the Figure el, is a cross section taken on line SUPPOI'S 22- l 4 4 of Figure 3; i i i When the plate 10 is inserted around the 90 Figure r5, is an enlarged section taken on P1P@ 19 22nd snapped HO CIOSSCl POSOIL. line 5 5 of Figure 4, showing theclasp ar- 1S Sh0Wn 1H F ign-1"@ @the ,SClS 0f the Spring '40 rang-ement for the two half sections 0f the ends willV contactV with thepipe'and will due plate; to their resilient action exert pressure -on the Figure 6, isa Cross Section taken 011 line vSlCle Of-pipe and ICiOIlally retain the plate k95 l 6 6 of Figure 3; v 10 thereon.. n' Y l 1 'Figure 7, is a plan View of one of the re- In the device shown in Figures 3, 6, and, taining coil springs; 8, two opposite supports 22 :fall on the cen- Figure 8, is a plan view of the inner face ter line dividing thev two hinged sectionsl of a plate with a modified arrangement of llland 12 and therefore each of these sup- 100 the spring supports and a comparatively ports 22 is .divided linto two half sections, large central opening for pipes of Vgreater y one Section of each support being formed indiameter than that illustrated in Figures 1 tegrally with` flange 13A on section-11 and 'to G inclusive. the other integrally with the flange 13A ofl Referring to the drawings in more detail, VSection 12, vas clearly shown in Figure 6.

the plaie generally designated by 10 lcom- However, if the plate be designed for a *pipel y dio oi larger diameter, as shown in Figure 8, then the supports 22 for the spring ends may loe spaced as shown andmay consist only of an inverted L formation as only one spring end is coniined thereon.

The drawings herein illustrate a preferred embodiment or' the invention, and various Ways of changing the details or arrangement of the parts shown may readily become apparent, hence I do not Wish to limit myseli:l to the particular construction shown but Wish to include all changes and rearrangements falling Within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claim.

I Claim:

A pipe vplate comprising a pair oi seinian'nular hingedly connected sections, means for retaining said sections in closed position,

said Sections When in closed position being adapted to eircuni'ferentially embrace a pipe, a plurality of supports formed integrally with the inner circumferential edges of said sections, said supports being bent angularly to the plane of said plate sections and coinprising a nec-k portion and a head portion Wider than said neck portion7 a plurality oi coil springs mounted on said supports, each of said coil springs having its end portions extended in angular relation to each other and the end of each of said spring end portions beingpconned between said neck and head portions of said supports, said spring end portions extending Withinl the opening defined by said plate sections whereby the side of said pipe will be ifiictionally Vengaged by said spring end portions.

In Witness Wliereo'f l aiiix my signature.

MATHEV H. PAINE. 

